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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 0.2 percent less than in July 2023. These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly. Lindale saw positive movement – 0.04%

Climate change is very real and must be dealt with, yet energy demand is soaring. Let’s briefly explore the underlying dynamics. The sources of energy usage in the United States are changing rapidly. Renewables have now surpassed both coal and nuclear to become the third-largest source. Each of these three components comprises less than 9%

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has set a deadline of Aug, 15 for Smith County residents to register for individual assistance with their storm damages, said County Public Information Officer Casey Murphy. So far, FEMA has approved 2,367 Smith County residents for individual assistance, for a total of nearly $5.8 million, Smith County Emergency Management

The Smith County Information Technology GIS Department was honored during Commissioners Court Tuesday (July 9), for an award it received from the National Association of Counties for its innovative, interactive elections map, said County Public Information Officer Casey Murphy. In other action on July 9, commissioners addressed a property tax exemption for day care centers

One promotion led to another recently in the Lindale ISD as Kaela Deslatte was named the district’s new curriculum director and Taylor Jarman was named principal at Velma Penny Elementary School, replacing Deslatte, officials announced. Deslatte has worked for the LISD for the past 15 years and has been Velma Penny principal for the past

To help keep a thriving Texas economy moving, the Texas Department of Transportation is developing a record-breaking, 10-year transportation plan and the public is invited to weigh in on potential projects in communities across the state, said spokesman Jeff Williford. The draft 2025 Unified Transportation Program proposes $104.2 billion in transportation spending, making it the

Abbott demands probe into power outages More than 2 million Texans lost power when Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast, and Gov. Greg Abbott wants to know why. The Austin American-Statesman reported Abbott has ordered the Public Utility Commission to conduct an immediate study into why the Houston area has again been hit by widespread

During their regular meeting this past week, Smith County Commissioners appointed Dr. Howard Patterson to the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority’s Board of Directors to finish out a term which is scheduled to be completed in September. Patterson was nominated by County Judge Neal Franklin and was unanimously approved by the court. Larry Kellam